* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1999-00 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

1.11 (2) (c) 5. Any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources whichthat would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented; and

Note: Places "and" in the proper location in the paragraph, prior to the final subdivision.

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3. 8.10 (3) (intro.), (a) to (f) and (h) of the statutes are amended to read:

8.10 (3) (intro.) The certification of a qualified elector under s. 8.15 (4) (a) shall be appended to each nomination paper. The number of required signatures on nomination papers filed under this section is as follows:

(a) For statewide offices, not less than 2,000 nor more than 4,000 electors;.

(am) For court of appeals judges, not less than 1,000 nor more than 2,000 electors;.

(b) For judicial offices not specified in pars. (a), (am), and (c), not less than 200 nor more than 400 electors;
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(c) For judicial offices in counties over 500,000 population, not less than 1,000 nor more than 2,000 electors;
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(cm) For county executives in counties over 500,000 population, not less than 2,000 nor more than 4,000 electors;.

(d) For county executives in counties between 100,000 and 500,000 population, not less than 500 nor more than 1,000 electors;.

(e) For county executives in counties under 100,000 population, not less than 200 nor more than 400 electors;
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(f) For supervisors in counties over 500,000 population, not less than 200 nor more than 400 electors;.

(h) For supervisors in counties under 100,000 population, not less than 20 nor more than 100 electors;.

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style. Makes punctuation of the paragraph consistent.

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4. 11.01 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

11.01 (6) (a) (intro.) "Contribution"Except as provided in par. (b), "contribution" means any of the following:

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style.

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5. 11.01 (6) (b) (intro.) and 1. to 4. of the statutes are amended to read:

11.01 (6) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of "contribution", the term"Contribution" does not include any of the following:

1. Services for a political purpose by an individual on behalf of a registrant under s. 11.05 who is not compensated specifically for suchthe services;.

2. The use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services on the individual's residential premises for a purpose under par. (a) 1. if no funds are raised with the knowledge of the host;.

3. Any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses made by an individual who on his or her own behalf volunteers the individual'shis or her personal services for political purposes;.

4. The costs of preparation and transmission of personal correspondence, provided such materialthat the correspondence is not reproduced by machine for distribution; or.

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style. Makes punctuation of the paragraph consistent. Replaces "the individual's" to improve readability. Inserts a specific reference and replaces a disfavored term.

11.01 (6) (b) 7. Notwithstanding par. (a), when a committee or group not organized exclusively for political purposes receives a A gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of anything of value andreceived by a committee or group not organized exclusively for political purposes that the group or committee does not utilize it for political purposes, it is not a "contribution".

Note: Reorganizes text to conform provision with current style and to fit within the list of other exclusions under par. (b).

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7. 11.01 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

11.01 (7) (a) (intro.) "Disbursement"Except as provided in par. (b), "disbursement" means any of the following:

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style.

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8. 11.01 (7) (b) (intro.) and 1. to 3. of the statutes are amended to read:

11.01 (7) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of "disbursement", the term"Disbursement" does not include any of the following:

1. The use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services on the individual's residential premises for a purpose under par. (a) 1. if no funds are raised with the knowledge of the host;.

2. Any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses made by an individual who on his or her own behalf volunteers the individual'shis or her personal services for political purposes;.

3. The costs of preparation and transmission of personal correspondence, provided such materialthat the correspondence is not reproduced by machine for distribution;.

Note: Conforms the (intro.) to current style. Makes punctuation of the paragraph consistent. Replaces "the individual's" to improve readability. Inserts a specific reference.

11.07 (3) The secretary of state shall keep a record of all processes, notices, and demands served upon the secretary of state under this section, whichthat shows the date and hour of service and the date of mailing. The certificate of the secretary of state that a summons and complaint or, notice of object of action
, or any notice or demand required or permitted by law was served upon the secretary of state and that the same was mailed by the secretary of state as required by law, shall be evidence of service upon the secretary of state. If the address of the individual, committee, or group is not known or readily ascertainable, mailing is dispensed with, and a copy of the process shall then be published as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, in the county whereinin which the last-known registered agent was located andor, if unknown, in Dane countyCounty.

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12. 13.48 (21) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

13.48 (21) (a) (intro.) The building commission may authorize up to $8,000,000 of general fund supported borrowing to aid in the construction of a basic science education facility at the medical collegeMedical College of Wisconsin. Prior to the approval of any state funding commitment, the building commission must satisfy itself that the medical collegeMedical College of Wisconsin has secured additional funding commitments of at least $34,000,000 from other nonstate revenue sources; that such revenue sources are reasonable and available; that the nonstate funding commitments will not exceed $10,000,000 in borrowed funds, the repayment of which shall be amortized over a period of years equal to at least three-fourths of the amortization period for retirement of the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (zb), and that the nonstate funding commitment will not jeopardize the operating funds of the medical college; and that the total funding commitments will enable the signing of contracts for the construction of a complete basic sciences educational facility. If the building commission authorizes a construction grant to the medical collegeMedical College of Wisconsin, the medical college, in return, shall provide the state with an option-to-purchase with the following provisions: